Bridgeton pioneer., 1887-04-28
CLEARING THE DEBT!
The Interesting Meeting Held in
Trinity M. e. Church.

The crowd in Trinity NJ. E. Church
last Thursday night must have been Il
pleasant sight to the members of the
Young Mems League. who had provided
an entertainments to which the persons
had come to witness. Every seat was
occupied in the large auditorium, and
every one seemed highly pleased with
the entertainment and the exception
ally fine manner in which it was rem
dered by all those that took part.
The object of the meeting was to
have large number, if not all of the
members of the church and congrega-
ton present, and present to them
plainly way in which the Young Men
of the church had thought it possible
to wipe out the debt of the church
amounting in all to $2,700.70.
The program was, as said, most
brilliant, some of the especial features
being recitation by Miss Hattie
Sayre, trio on the harmonica, with
bell accompaniment. and a prettily
played organ solo by Miss Edna Wood
ruff. Rev. g. G. Stanger was an
nounced as the first to address the
congregation and his subject was
given as the Saddle ON the Wrong
Horse" He stated that he was pres
ent when a father was giving advice to
son, and the advice was to ''help
whenever and however possible the
community in which you live. Not
allow single opportunity to give
something escape you. That advice
was applicable in this case and he
wanted to apply it. If all of the large
congregation would do all in their
power individually, to help along the
cause Of which he was now speaking,
that help collectively would make a
strong one, and do an untold amount of
good. Small things were not to be
despised. The very rock that make
wrecks of great ships, was the work of
irsecss,. and was formed by grain of
sand al time. This church. with it's
imposing edifice, was laid brick at
a time until its completion. Take
cent to-day, double it tomorrow, and
keep on doubling the amount every
day for fifty-two weeks and you would
be the richest man that treads this
earth to-day. Step by step Science in
all its greatness has been thus far per-
fected. So, with the first glass, it
makes complete drunkard, the first
step in wrong doing leads you to an
inevitable result. So the work of life,
always at it. a step at a time, that is
the way to success. He wanted to
apply all he had said to the effort that
was being made to rid Trinity Church
of this debt Get the right saddle on
the right horse and stay in the stirrups,
and then when you come out of the
woods with victory perched high upon
your banners, shout.
The address of Rev. G. S. Sykes, on
Down Brakes was plain, logical
one, and he told in practical way of
the manner in which this debt could
be lifted from the church. First he
said the way to pay a debt was to pay
it, Put the hand in the pocket and
pay the money direct on the debt.
This he thought was much more in
accordance with the trueChristian than
arranging a supper or some similar
entertainment
The ones to relieve the church of this
debt are the members of the congrega-
tion. Every person who derives a
benefit from the church should be
willing to do their part. He told of
the various ways in which the different
members of some churches had, in
offering excuses to get out of the pay
ing of these things, but, in his opinion,
the excuses were not practical ones.
When the debt is gone then will come
the rejoicing. He urged that it was
the duty of every one, and that the
responsibility was with the whole and
not any particular one. Take the
matter home and consider and you
will soon settle it right. He firmly
believed that baptism of the Holy
Ghost would pay the debt in very
short time, and illustrated by practical
facts that he had came in contact with
during his ministry.
A trio was sung by young men on
"Church Debt" and Frank G. Smith,
ESQ.,, was announced to speak on the
subject, 'Acres of Diamonds" AL
though he had not come for IA set
speech, ne desired above all to be prac-
tical and apply familiar illustrations,
which came under his notice, which
were true. He told the story or legend
of the Acres of Diamonds" how a
man with mania for the precious
gems had wandered over the whole of
Europe, foot sore and discouraged,
not finding what he sought, he finally
Jrou N OH hirncalf in the Mediterranean